Margaret Hoover writes at Fox News: My Fellow Conservatives, Think Carefully About Your Opposition to Gay Marriage
“The potential consequence that conservatives land on the wrong side of civil rights history again is the alienation of an entire generation of voters. With polling definitively indicating that Americans under age 30 overwhelmingly favor gay rights, with a majority supporting gay marriage according to the Pew Millennial Attitudes report published in February this year, there are multiple reasons for conservatives to think carefully before digging in their heels against gay marriage.” | Fox News failed to mention that Hoover is on the Advisory Board for “American Foundation for Equal Rights.” About the Foundation: ”Through its groundbreaking federal court case against California’s Proposition 8, The Foundation is leading the fight for marriage equality and equality under the law for every American. The Foundation’s case, known as Perry v. Schwarzenegger, went to trial on January 11, 2010. The Foundation assembled a legal team led by Theodore Olson and David Boies”
Fox News on Yahoo News: Is gay marriage a ‘conservative value’? (Ted Olson video)
Patrick Jonsson writes at Christian Science Monitor: Why GOP reaction is muted as judge affirms gay marriage rights
“Republicans have good reason to leave the Prop. 8 debate alone, Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, told Politico. ‘A modern party does not want a campaign that’s built around a crusade on gay rights. …[I]t won’t work, for one thing, and for another, it’s so controversial that it would obscure the nonpartisan appeal of the economic issue, he said.’”
Politico: GOP quiet on gay marriage ruling
